Indian Politics

Wrestlers Move Court Challenging Brij Bhushan Acquittal

Hindustan Times43m
THE BRIEF
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Four women wrestlers moved a Delhi court on Friday to challenge the August 3 acquittal of former WFI chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh in a sexual harassment case.

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The criminal revision petition, filed through senior advocate Rebecca John, argues the trial court's judgment is unsustainable in law and based on archaic, stereotypical assumptions.

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The revision petition is scheduled to come up for hearing on Saturday before special judge Digvinay Singh at Rouse Avenue Courts.